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Middle Georgia Argus' PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. ENTERED A 4 * SECOND-CLASS M VTTKR AT THE POfcTOFFIt E AT INDIAN SIMUXfi, Ga. fNDIAN SPRING, ga.. FEB. 17.1*81- local aiattkk. All who want guano at cotton op ion should try Holms & Hale at Milner. Mr. Hale is a Butts co untv man and will be pleased to have the patronage of his old friends see their ad in another column tf ATTENTION. All wno have in their possession any of the guns or accoutrements pelonging to the military company jvill return them to this office, as I want to return them to the gover nor. [ti'J W. F. Smith, Capt # < WARNING. All parties indebted at this store will come forward settle at once and save me the mortification of placing their fyccomqts in the hands ,of an officer, I mean what I say. 1 /oust have <■, settlement. F. M. Lawson. .1. S. R. Scoviix, Morris, Ills., says When your “Only Lung Pad” came to hand, my won could not raise Ids head. We is now up and gaining every day.— "See Adv. Justice Neal has rented the buil ding bet ween the stores of Daughtry A" Brosifc Frank Lawson’s in which fo hold “his honors” Court. NOTICE, All parties indebted to us are respectfully invited to come for • ward and settle within 30 days or they will find their accounts in the hands of our Attorney, ff A. McWatkins iC Son’s. The Hon. Green Treadwell of Til ton (la. the present member of the senate for that senatorial district, is on a visit to his brothers Amos Treadwell of this county, He was formerly a citizen of Monroe county and has a host of friends in this sec tion, as well as in Murray Whitfield ‘.andGordon the counties he repre sents. We extern} him a hearty welcome, ■■ ainww ii". ■ Mr Morgan Maddox has moved ,into his new house and now tenders through the Auers, his sincere thanks to the kind friends, who so cheerfully came forward and offered a helping hand in the work. This token of sympathy will he treasured in memory so long as the horror oi that terrible fire scourge can he re called to mind. We know an ex-confederate sold ier in this county who had a hall through the top of his dead during the late unpleasantness, who sleeps with his hat on the cold nights to keep his brains from freezing. We sympathize with our friend, as we • c getting thin on the upper stor our s ' t^U5 ‘ MORE old people have died in this State since Chrismas than in any twelve months in a half century A white woman w>'o killed in Ma con near the Vinoviiic Branch one night. last week by her lover, a hlaek thick set negro. Two much love ,md not enough fidelity was the cause, We are sorry to learn that Willie Greer was seriously hurt last week while hauling logs to the saw mill. Doe. Wilson, a negro barber in Macon shot through the heart and killed instantly Mr. James TinVy on Monday night. Tito murderer made his escape. His friends claim that Tinley drew a knife on him, but Mr. Tinley’s friends state that he was a quiet, steady, peaceble man. and did not possess or carry a knife. Wilson comes from a bad stock and his family, according to the Telegraph and Messenger, has made itself conspicuous in that commutity during the past fciree years. One of the brothers was Killed bv Alex. Stone with an um brella last year ; another, Eugene, was tried for tho burning of the Brown House, and a sister was su ing for a divorce (Hays vs. Hays) when the main witness dropped dead in the court house last week. And now comes the only remaining brother in the connection just de scribed. An insurance company on a nov el plan talked about being organiz ed in Covington. Any bachelor who is over 27 years of age can join it by paying ten dollars. The first one that marries gets ail the money paid in, and a new’ collection is tak en up and the game begins anew. Oniy twenty members will be allow ed to join, and the last man in the will have to pay heavily [w his single blessednewS. STOLEN COTTON , A LAW T<) PREVENT TIIE SALE Are.’ We hqve heard a great deal oi complaint about the traffic* in seed •otton this season, and we* exipoH to bear <*f some action bv the next grand jury on the subject of the sale of produce after dark. It appears that but few of the cit izens of this county was aware ot the fact that it wfis a penal offence to purchase any kind of produce in this comity after dark, and perhaps some good and honest merchant* have violated a law that they did not know existed, but tic* law does oxist, and ail parties should be ap prised of it. the traffic in stolen cotton this season has demonstrated the fuot that the law is a good one it enforced, and ii H to the interest >f i 1 farmer to sec that it is enfor ced I>th * let by, W.* hop** they will protect themselves in this mattei and see that ofi< riders are punish ed s\Vc would lmt have any mtr pun tihed who lias violated this law ‘his season front the Hot that the 'act” making such traffic a p'/nal offence has ney*r been put in prac tical use in the count y, and few, if any. except Mr. Atkinson who had the act passed, knew of its exist ance. We have boon informed that one of our most prominent lawyers did not know there was such a law until a few days ago when an issue came up requiring an investigation of the matter. Let us determine at once that theft from the lield and farm shall stop, and the profits to the farmer will be considerably advanced. They have been “lifted out of hun dreds of dollars this season in this county and have cried loudly for some means of redress, and unless the i:iw is regarded in the future someone may expect to be made an example of. Till: LANDOF THE MYRTLE AND ORANGE. Visions of \Vealth .\stonishing to Geor gians. Mr. Jeff danets, lias just returned from a visit to his er.mge grove in the land of flowers and thin king the readers of the Advertiser would like to know some thing of what is going on there, we inter viewed him. lie is Florida struck equal to any man we ever saw and believes there’s a big fortune in store for anv one vh * will go there and plant orange trees. •‘Can you toil about any investments ere adv made, have they brought any re turns,” we asked? “Yes. many of them. A gentleman who had gone to Marion county and plan ted more trees than ho could attend to, )ffered me three years ago his grovefor D, -0). 1 declined it, having already a grove planted for myself. Since then he has sold a half interest fop .V>oo dollars, and his rem lining interest could not be mivhased for any price in reason. A Mr. Harris, five years ago was offered one 1 mud re l thousand dollars for his grove. He wisely declined it. His in come the year afterwards was live thou sand and t’lavs, the second year ton thous m 1 and increased annually until lasi year V * realized the handsome sum of forty thmsand dollars from the sale of oranges.” Reporter. “That is truly wonderful, but tell us something of how you arc suc ceeding.” Mr. Dumas. “A few years since (’apl- Lvtle, mv brother-in-law. an l myself bought seventy acres of hind on lake Wior at twelve dollars and fifty cents an acre. The total expen- es of planting the trees, cultivating them and all other ex penses amount to less than two thousand dollars. lam satisfied we could sell out to-d iv for twenty thousand dollars, but we don’t want to par: with it at that price. A few days since 1 priced som-* land, uncleared, near mv pla*e and the owner said as I was his neighbor he he would sell ii to me at sixty-five dol lars an acre. This same man, six; yews ago. h night one hundred and six*y acre from the state for fourteen dollars, lie had a hard life though, for a few year;. Frequently for weeks together, lie would live <>n peas anil potatoes, having no flour “meal or nleat.” Rep. “Is the country increasing in population?” “Yes,” he replied, “some counties in Florida have doubled their numbers within the past toil years. Energetic, thrifty yankees are p turing into the sra and planting groves. They will soon cat canal three miles long from our lake t > large river emptying into the St. John and then wo can lo id in-* orau res o i th * boats at our very doors.*’ “How about the health of the coon- try” “Healthy enough, (’attain Lytle and family have n<> need of a physician sine*- they have been there, none of the fami ly have had a chill since they have been there.” Mr. Dumas says the county around Lake Wier has only l>een settled no with in the past six years. Then there was not a person living >n tie- banks of the lake-now all the land is occupied. H * thinks there is no danger <f lx*inv: too many oranges grown. There is a demand for the golden fruit eve r ywh“re. There are many difficulties t* !*• en countered in successfully growing orang es. It costs twelve dollars an aer** to clear the land, ready for the trees, then several years of trouble, expense and waiting are necessary before any return can hg had. People going, usually live hard lives until they commence to get a return. There is not much neighborly visiting, as few families live close enough to aec.li other to visit. Mr. I>nuias is thoroughly with the belief that- there is a regular “bonanza” in the culture of oranges and prides himself on liis fonnnate invest ment of a few years since. We dare say though In* will continue to live ami do business in Forsyth. —Mon- roe Advertiser. It is a penal offence to lmv an \' kind of produce in Butts county af , ter dark “and don't you forget it." ANOTHER PROVISION CORNER A telegram of Sunday, from Chicago, announces thoi *nnation of another provision comer, which is confidently ‘xpoctoil to r •!> the people of the Vnite l Spites of large am runts of moiicv, bv ere* itingan artificial ••■••nreify through va-t engrossments of pork, bacon, lard, etc., Scien ists hive n-e.v been employed f. r vea: -i. at large expanse, trow the tax rev enues of the Cnir *d States, to inquire in o the best mode <f exterminating worms, r i <s!ioppers, '**•'•’ and other insects which prey qpon American crops, and increase Mr to tlie people of foop supplies. Ko-ryb m|v ran see. at a glance, that di tiffs research, learning and expense icconi *of little or no value, ifthereis no wav <jf reaching aud remedying the >p >ration< of tliose otlvq- more rnisohiev >us insects, in tin* shaoo of men, who nuke scarcities tin* of full crops bv com bining their vast aoeuinulafions of inon *.v, having the markets bare, and lock ing up their accumulations so asto com pel consumers to pay them famine pri •C' 4 . In fln;prgl point of view ibis, of conns? is simple robberv —however people may attempt to dignify it with the name of speculatioip It is a .conspiracy against tile pockets, siqomachs, health and lives >f the people— an operation which should subject these siccaHed specula tors to severe statutory penalties. R is time that the authority of the gen eral government, as well as the States, was invoked to punish sqcli canduct. It is dangerous to civil tranquility. When the people find that they are to be per petually victimized to such conspiracies —and the power and temptation to form them both ary growing every year, if no >ther remedy by provided, they will take a rude redress in their hands, as hey did in the case of the great bread riots in Xqvy York in 18IJ7, and they will wreck things. The streets of New Yosk wers a foot deep in flour —tumbled into hem out of warehouses, where, in a sea son of scarcity, it had been stored up to force a needless and cruel exagerationof prices already high, The rapid accumulation of vast fovt lncs into tiie hands of a few-the rage for speculation on which pervades every narket infested hv these capitals, and lie growing distaste for the slow gains >t‘ legitimate traffic are every month in creasing the passion for such nefarious operations on trade. These are destined to aggravate la mentably the unequal divisions of prop erly which are a fruitful source of popular discontent will find anew e<]gc and force viien the people see capital used direct ly for the purposes of the most uqjust ex tortion-used to swell the prices of all the necessaries, of life to tip* families of the laboring poor. This will not long be piicMy borne, and it is dearly Within the domain of law and public justice to interfere sternly for the protection of the people. Death From Drowning. Alt*. William Seand.iettfather of- Mrs. G. D Alien of Forsyth, was dr. owned on last Friday near Griffin le had gone to Griffin with his wife U) visit Mr. C: H Johnson Jr‘ and about four o’clock started for dome lie was urged not to go as the rain had been heavy but he did not isten to the advice and started for lome it is supposed that he reached and cross- ('d the crock in safety but wh on Jud on the other side buggy ran into a sink was upset and the old man drowned The horse pulled the duggv on up to 0 and Logins where someone recognized it ami went to the ere *k in soatii of the owner. He was not found however and Mr John son night at t.eelve <>clo *k and after two horse search found the body about two hundred yard* down th* cro-'k lodged against a stump. Hie remains were brought at once to th * city. Air. Scandrett was probably 70 years old and highly respected. Airs. Allen was summoned to Grif fin hv telegram annwimoingher fa ther’s death. Atlan L i (.1 az£tt:;: Toe f<> re most man .Blount of the sixth Georgia distrh* . Close attention to the details of a Cos .-'uq i i.s duty has fam iliarized liim with the minutest wor kings of the gov eminent and he is now adsolutely essential his district have repeatedly houored him with their confidence and in the next, election we think the whole peo pie of Geo. will ask him to take charge of the gudornatoria 1 office and put it in working business order If he will consent’ wc hardly think he will have anv opposition. Gainesville Eagle; The man who wittily said, Fame is the results of being civil to news paper men", spoke a solemn truth and no men know it better than the modern politicians. The newsaper and n ovsnaper writers have built m big men out of smaller timber, and got less thanks for the job when they got through, than any other agency in the world. Many an ordi nary. but cheeky nincompoop has wormed himself, into the good graces of some bright and vigorous writer’ and he’ moved by the warm friendship of his nature’ has taken him upon the point of his facile Faber 1 and in an incredibly short space of time, puffed him into a position of prominence. CnVfXOTox Star: A young cou ple in Social Gird© were married twice in one day recently, Elder J. F. E lens performing the ceremony each time. If happened in this way : The bride was a divorced wi dow and had a hill before the Leg islature to change her name hack to her maiden name. When the first ceremony was performed it was thought the bill had passed, but it Was soon discovered to be a mistake Hence the second ceremony. A PROBABLE DOUBLE MUR DER. A special dispatch to the Chatta nooga Times frqip Florence, Ala., dated Febuarv 4, says | Vested ay at Mountain Home, in Alabama, near this city. Boh Let son shot : A\ m. Davidson and Rev. J. M. Pickens, killing the latter instantly, Letson asserts that Davidson grossly slan dered his daughter, and'he intended to do him ;V ho'dilv injury. He met him on the public ‘ highway near Mountain Home, Thursday about noon, riding alongside of Parson Pickens, as lie was familiarly known in this village. As soon as Lot son saw Davidson by jerked out his pis tol, and exclaiming to the preacher to stand aside and see the fun, com menced popping away at his inten ded victim with a huge revolver. The minister not being willing to see a man murdered before his eyes although* he had no spatial into net in either, attempted to persuade Let son to desist, when the infuriated brute turned on the defenseles ipan, and sent three bullets through his body, from the eftsets of which he fell upon the sward a corpse. Da vidson yet lives; but his recovery is doubtful. “Rev. J: AL Pickens is a Camp bellite preacher, and is greatly belo ved by all who know bin), being one of the* most pronpneqt men in this section. Hi? was the Greenback candidate for Governor in the Nov ember election and received a heav y vote. “Letson bore a had name, and was knowp as ahold, reckless man. Davidson was a fearles man also.” THE IRON BANDS, Alacmn Telegraph; Yesterday, a Telegraph reporter dropped into the pleasant office of the Macon j f nd Brunswick railroad, <n Mulberry street, and asked, as usual, for news. “\Ve have nothing qf special in terest to-day,” replied the courte ous superintendent, Ap : - J.- M. Ed wards, “unless it would be interes ing to your readers to know that the extension purveyors arc now in the evtreifte RQrtherp part of Henry couuty, about fifteen milos from At hmta.” # “How is tlie Brnnswiok road get ting on?” “Vorv smoothly. AVe have just purchased steel rails for twenty miles or more, anil I havu orders to purchaso or construct one hundred additional freight cars. That looks as if we intended to net in good faith, does it not?” continued the gentle man with a smile, “It does. Are the floods hurting you?” “Not much. The water, however, was in two feet of its mark a few weeks since. There is a singular thing connected with our road. When it is finished to Atlanta, it will follow the water of the Oeniul gee from its source to the ocean cros sing it five times—=at No. 9, at a point five miles below Macon, at Ala eon, at Covington and near Atlan ta. “How long will the entire line be “Two hundred and eighty-five miles, By our road it will he about 298 ipilos from Atlanta to Savannah ; bv the Central 29(i, and by th * >r gia 303,” The Albany News and Advertiser indulges in the following reflection over the recent failure of the fini of Welch & Bacon in that city: e arc still many people among us who feel discouraged over the fa 11 ore t f Welch Bacon. They seem to fear disastrous results and seem to he in doubt as to what course u> pursue. The energetic and persevering lib erality of the unfortunate firm lias proven in no wise a final blessing to our community, They risked hea vily, and the assistance which they offered to planters was too tempting for resistance. It was too easy a matter to reach extravagant sup plies by simply signing papers, and Southwest Georgia reveled gredil v in apparent wealth. The burden was too heavy —too weighty for the soil to return-hence the result. We do not desire to go into particulars again as to what caused the failure of Messrs Welh <k Bacon. Time will develop causes and present de tails. All is quietly working now and we can only hope that the hea vy losses will be regained ; hut what we desire mostly is to see the plan ters of our section resume work, draw in lines, live within their in comes, and make their farms self sustaining. The lesson taught by the failure ought to prove a valua ble one. While temporary incon veniences have certainly arisen, where will exists there is a way of passing through the rough, and when this storm is passed, our far mers will stand enriched by exj>e perience, self-sustaining and inde pendent.” Harlem Advertiser: One of our county officer* savs there are two rooms to his house that need i'urus hing —hi* smoke house and his corn crib. The main room is very well furnished—with children. Another one of our citizens with a scolding wife being asked what his occupa tion was. replied that he kept a hot house. OUR NEW WHEAT “GOLDEN GRAINS” The largest •rrain pure whita wheat in the world. The size of the grain is Enormous, fully three times as large as our host common wheat; it is without doubt the LAR- G RST i R AIN WHE AT ever seen. Price 50 Gents ]>er Package nost-paid. Pont tak H onj* wojtd for it. a stamp for a Eke is* Sample and our Illustrated Catalogue for 1881, and see for yourself. S. Y. Haines & Go., 41 North Front St. Philadelphia, Pa. 1881. lBBl. THK CONSTITUTION.; Never in our history has a reliable, FIRST-GLASS NEWSPAPER been so essentially needed by the Southeru people as at present. Never has THE CONSTITUTION been as THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED and so fully prepared to furnish such a paper as at present. With TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE UNE QUIPPED by any Southern paper, with train ed .Correspondents in every locality in which its readers are interested, with a Capable Editorial Staff, a corps of efficient Reporters, and the best of “special” contributors, THE CONSTITUTION can promise to its readers that it will be better than ever before, and will confirm its po sition as the Leading Southern Newspaper. While The Constitution will car ry the general news of the day, and express its opinions frankly on po litical topics, it will devote special attention to the Development of Sou thern Resources jn all legitimate channels or directions. Every Georgian and every man interested in Seuthern enterprise and growth, should read The Con stitution in one of its editions. TERMS-Daily, one year, $10; six months, $5; three months, $2.50. Weekly, ope year, $1.50; six months, $1 ; to dubs often, one year, $1,25 to clubs of twenty, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, SOUTHERN CULTIVA TOR,One year, $1.50; to clubs often, $12.50; to clubs of twenty, S2O. Weekly Constitution and Cultivator to same address, one year, $2.50. Address THE CONSTITUTION. Atlanta, Ga. QUA NO! GUANO!! We have on hand and will keep a good Stock of the host Brands of GU A NO*& ACIDS, Ad qf which we will sell on the st of forms, COTTON At 15 CENtS, You will do well to give us a call before buying, L, HOLMS & S f J. HALE, febl-1881 Miiner Ga T. T. JIAYuocK Has the largest and most complete works tor the manufacture of Carriuge* IN TIIK WOULD. Dugges for the trade a specialty. CORNER PL EM AND TWELFTH STREETS, CINCINNATI, O, TONIC A PERFECT BTRENCTHEHER. A SURE REVIVER. IRON BITTERS are highly recommended for all diseases re quiring a certain and efficient tonic ; especially Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Inter mtttmt Fevers, Want of Appetite, Loss of Strength, Laek of Energy , etc. Enriches the blood, strengthens the muscles, ana gives new life to the nerves. They act likea charm on the digestive removing all dyspeptic symptoms, such as Tasting the Food, Belching, Heat in the Stomcck, Heartburn, etc. The only Iron Preparation that will not blacken the teeth or eive headache. Sold by all druggists. Write for the AB C Book, 32 pp. of useful and amusing reading— sent free. BROWN CHEMICAL 00., Baltimore, Md. BITTERS \PPTIO \TTOX FOP LETTERS ADMINISTRATION. State of Georgia, County of Butts. To all whom it may concern. M. V. McKibben of said State having applied to me for letters of Admini.-,trac tion with the will annexed on the estate of Thomas McKibben late of said cornu ty deceased, this is to oitg all and single lar the creditors and next of Kin s-f said Thomas McKibben to tie and appear at the March Term 1881, of the Court of Ordinary of said county and show cause if any they can why letters of Adminie; tration with the will annexed should not he granted to M. V. McKibben or Thomas McKibben’s estate. Witness my hand and signature thR the 25th day of January 18S1. J.\s. F. Cakm khaki., td Ordinary B. C. APPLICATION FOR LETTERS Ob ' ADMINISTRATION. GEORGIA Butts County : Whereas it has been represented t, me that the estate of John Curry late of said county deceased is now unrepresen-, ted and is not likele to be. the parties in interest refusing to accept said trust. These are therefore to rib, and admonish all persons interested iij said estate to show cause if any they have, before me at Next March Term of court of Ordinary of said county why said administration should not lie vested in the clerk of the Superior Court of said county as the the law in such cases made ami provided, direct. Witness my ham] and official signature. This Jan. 81 1881. J. F. Carmichael Ordinary. B 0, Post-pony (I Sjieriff *•' !**• Will hi- add before the p6ur-nou*e Jon in ib t>wn "f Jackson Butt* coniry. Gewgiv on (be Pr c t Tvus-l -y in March nexl, lStfl. VfUwpen 11 1 e Gcal hours -of sal?, tin? fol’o w ’ng -R-scrih ••! pvoprjUy tn-wit : t vyo hundred res more or h*s No. no’ known but boon I as follows : west hv la fls of K. G. Iyr fc T. and J. H. D-nuhlo. n-vih f-v bj. Hi** nf .]. 11 Dninh ei-i by i j-ds of fi *5. hu and, K. <J Byrne. -r and the defen uu.i. "uli hv lauds or es Rowl mf And Ga n. Alllv’U' tr t Bums count'. Ga., an 1 Icvi - -d ou by t.uve ot ooc fleta. issued ir-m Uas Su perior Court in favor Bophpi blgc h r 'hr* use of.G J. Drake V* Jc-w-F- Clevelai • on as the prop ny of Je-e F. (i)HV.-lud. Tern nt in possession Liver, written notice Jan. >• 188'.. j.-nJJ-td'V l>, UtJituv. Dept., Sheritt l G SHERIFF SALE, WIi.G BE SOLD beford the Court lbmse door in the town of Jackson Butt# Countv Ga.. between the legal hours of side the described property to-wit: Gin, tract of peaee of land kijown a-* the bisr fraction contiiining Cue hundred and twent v seven and a half acres more m less bounded as follows : west by land* of Mrs. Alien. North bp lands of Smith, south hv lands, of J. B. Humble decease-! and It. G. Byars sr., also two hundred aeros more or less, number not kiwwij bound as follows: west by lands of li. O.BvarsftndJ. B, Dumble North by lands of J, B. Dumb;e ep.st bv lands pf R.K, Pound R, G. By-* ars nr.'on the dcfemhiut, south by lands James Rowland and Gunn all lying in Autts Ga., levied on by virtue of one ti fa issued from Butts Superior Court pi favor of Ponder and Bean vs. John B Dumble, and other ibfa’s in mv hand* for collection —levied on as the property of ,T. B. Dumble deceased Tenant m possession given written .notice. feb2-tdlßßl W. P. (Ykky. Dept., 4 Sheriff B. C.